Seano's 29g FOWLR to a full reef build[UPDATE 2/10/11]

Looking though old photos & I found this...While the quality isn't all that great, & the glass was dirty, it's the best one I have gotten, where the fish wasn't moving very fast.

 

I remember your shy coral beauty. :-[

 

I miss her. Hope o get another coral beauty when the tank is set up again. It should have a better environment with more hiding places & some friends to join her.

That will be take 2 at taking photos.

 

how hard was it to drill the hole in the tank and i think im doin a set up just like this one looks good

 

Thank you.

Drilling was actually really easy. I used a 1.5"(I think) drill bit, which came with my glass holes overflow box. This size hole is for the 1.5" bulkhead for 1" plumbing lines. The kit also came with a "stencil" made of mdf so that I could hold it where I want & then just start drilling.

Starting is the hard part. Once you dig into the glass a bit , to give something for the drill bit to hold to, the rest is easy; just keep drilling 'til your through.

Also, put duct tape on the underside of where you want to drill. this will prevent the glass from falling & breaking the opposite side.

 

still snoopin' lol

Lookin good, sounds like you're seeing the local hardware store LHS? about as much as I am lately.

 

sounds really easy to do i was looking for a reef ready one but there just so hard to find and this way i could put it where ever i would like it at

 

Yeah, I would definitely drill the tank yourself. It's easy, lest expensive, & made to how you like it. RR tanks are very expensive compared to the non-drilled.

To be practical as well, the OF & return should be on opposite ends of the tank(to give time for the water to cycle throughout the entire tank). Most RR tanks have the OF & return right next to each other.

 

LHS = Local Hardware Store.

Yes, I'm seeing them a lot. haha

 

what did you use for your return and pump you might have said this and i just missed it